A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!
Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go to New York where they run into dancing instructor Penny. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricky.
Swing Time (1936) is a romance and comedy film directed by George Stevens, released on August 28, 1936 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore and Helen Broderick. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 256 ratings.
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Fred Astaire
as Lucky Garnett
Ginger Rogers
as Penny Carrol
Victor Moore
as Pop Cardetti
Helen Broderick
as Mabel Anderson
Eric Blore
as Gordon
Betty Furness
as Margaret Watson
Georges Metaxa
as Ricky Romero
Landers Stevens
as Judge Watson (uncredited)
Jack Goode
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
as Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
as (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
as (uncredited)
Directed by George Stevens, written by Howard Lindsay, Allan Scott and Erwin S. Gelsey, produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 256 ratings.
Fine duo, fine romance, really really fine film. Gambler and dancer John "Lucky" Garnett (Fred Astaire) is engaged to Margaret Watson, being of a care free mind, and not a little gullible, John is hopelessly late for the wedding. Margaret's father is furious and demands that John go out into the real world and earn $25,000 to prove he has enough wits about him to do credit to the impending marriage. John and his…
Reviewed on August 12, 2019
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The main cast of Swing Time (1936) includes Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick and Eric Blore. The film was directed by George Stevens. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Swing Time was released on August 28, 1936 and runs for 1h 43m.
Swing Time (1936) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 256 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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